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Our well-child visits are one of the most important ways we help keep your child, and your whole family healthy. Because our preventative visits include much more than a comprehensive head to toe exam, these appointments often take between 30-60 minutes. Here are some things you can expect at a Weiss Pediatric Care well-child visit.

February’s “Ask Dr. Weiss & The Weiss Pediatric Care Team” question has to do with children, parents and play. For the answer, we turned to the experts at Forty Carrots Family Center. Many thanks to the parent who submitted this thoughtful question, and to the experts at Forty Carrots for providing words of wisdom…and a great link too.

Weiss Pediatric Care’s updated immunization schedule, based on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ and Center for Disease Controls’ recommendations, is designed to protect your child as early as possible from potentially deadly diseases such as measles and pertussis.

Jordyn, age 10, asked the first question in our new Ask Dr. Weiss & The Weiss Pediatric Care Team series. “When do I starting taking pills over liquid meds, such as Motrin?” Here is Dr. Weiss’s answer, along with tips and tricks for helping kids learn how to make the transition from liquid to pill medications.